NIGP 20967: Professional: Hospital/Pharmacy, Legal, Computer Training, etc.

NIGP 20967 Professional: Hospital/Pharmacy, Legal, Computer Training, Etc., an Item code, encompasses a wide array of consulting and professional services that state and local governments are actively procuring — pharmacy benefit management and specialized pharmacy operations, legal counsel across multiple practice areas, employee training platforms, and specialized workforce development consulting. The recent opportunities show government agencies buying managed pharmacy services for Medicaid and 340B drug programs; legal representation for school districts, counties, and municipal utilities; virtual and online training solutions for bloodborne pathogens and leadership development; and learning management systems serving special education populations. The issuing bodies are mixed across county governments (Collier County in Florida, San Mateo County in California), municipal utilities and cities (Lubbock, Texas), school districts (Stockton Unified, Gallup-McKinley County Schools in New Mexico), state education agencies (Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction), and specialized district authorities (My Health My Resources of Tarrant County, a Texas mental health authority). Repeat procurement themes include managed pharmacy services for employee health plans and safety-net healthcare programs and professional development or legal services supporting district and municipal operations.

Recent activity spans Texas, California, Florida, Washington, and Minnesota, with particular concentration in Texas municipal and county procurement. Representative recent solicitations include My Health My Resources of Tarrant County's RFP for pharmacy services (proposals due November 12, 2026) covering medication management, inventory control, and clinical services for behavioral health and developmental disability populations with approximately $1.3–$1.4 million in annual pharmacy expenditures; San Mateo County's RFP 2027-RFP-Informal-00114 for a virtual Bloodborne Pathogens training course (proposals due October 9, 2026) with local business preference scoring; Collier County's RFP 25-8414 for Pharmacy Benefit Management Services (proposals due April 9, 2026) covering claims processing, specialty drug management, and utilization review for 2,400 employees and 4,800 covered dependents with approximately $8.7 million in historical annual spending; the City of Lubbock's RFP 02619772KM for 340B contract pharmacy services (proposals due August 27, 2026); Stockton Unified School District's RFP 262701 for a qualified pool of law firms (proposals due August 6, 2026) across general counsel, labor and employment, special education, and litigation; and the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction's Request for Proposals No. 2026-20 for a statewide Individualized Education Program platform (proposals due June 30, 2026) serving approximately 150,000 students across 300 local education agencies and nine Educational Service Districts.